Midfielder Clint Dempsey, the only American to score at last summer's World Cup and a member of the 2005 MLS runner-up New England Revolution, has won the 2006 Honda Player of the Year award, which is voted on by American media.
Dempsey received 237 points and was followed by Kasey Keller (184 points), Brian McBride (127).
The 23-year-old was presented the key to a new Honda Ridgeline truck.
In his acceptance speech Dempsey said he would give the truck to his father because he had to sell his boat to afford Clint's youth soccer expenses.
Dempsey scored four goals in nine games for the USA, including its goal in a 2-1 loss to Ghana at the 2006 World Cup. The USA's only other goal at the World Cup was an own goal in the 1-1 tie with Italy.
HONDA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
1991 Hugo Perez
1992 Eric Wynalda
1993 Thomas Dooley
1994 Marcelo Balboa
1995 Alexi Lalas
1996 Eric Wynalda
1997 Eddie Pope
1998 Cobi Jones
1999 Kasey Keller
2000 Claudio Reyna
2001 Earnie Stewart
2002 Landon Donovan
2003 Landon Donovan
2004 Landon Donovan
2005 Kasey Keller
2006 Clint Dempsey
Watch the 2006 Honda Player of the Year ceremony and Honda Symposium, featuring U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati, on Fox Soccer Channel, Wednesday at midnight ET/9 pm PT.